University of St. Thomas (MN) research and development spending, FY2024
- Saint Paul, MN
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of St. Thomas (MN) in FY2024
$6.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #437 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 162.9%
- Rank change
- up 127
University of St. Thomas (MN) reported $6.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #437 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 162.9% on FY2023's $2.3 million; its national rank was up 127 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 54.2% ($3.3 million), followed by federal government at 23.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $4.4 million or 73.9% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series. The line breaks at FY2015, which University of St. Thomas (MN) did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.3 million | 511 |
| FY2011 | $1.3 million | 541 |
| FY2012 | $1.0 million | 549 |
| FY2013 | $1.4 million | 524 |
| FY2014 | $916 thousand | 561 |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.3 million | 558 |
| FY2017 | $1.2 million | 564 |
| FY2018 | $1.6 million | 533 |
| FY2019 | $1.9 million | 534 |
| FY2020 | $2.7 million | 478 |
| FY2021 | $5.1 million | 404 |
| FY2022 | $2.5 million | 528 |
| FY2023 | $2.3 million | 559 |
| FY2024 | $6.0 million | 436 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources University of St. Thomas (MN) reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $3.3 million | 54.2% | +551.5% | 200 |
| Federal government | $1.4 million | 23.2% | +162.0% | 531 |
| Institution funds | $592 thousand | 9.9% | +2.4% | 528 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $451 thousand | 7.5% | +62.8% | 375 |
| Business | $251 thousand | 4.2% | −1.6% | 343 |
| All other sources | $58 thousand | 1.0% | −58.6% | 380 |
| All sources | $6.0 million | 100.0% | +162.9% | 437 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of St. Thomas (MN) reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $4.4 million | 73.9% | +286.6% | 227 |
| Psychology | $434 thousand | 7.2% | +29.2% | 263 |
| Non-S&E | $419 thousand | 7.0% | +41.1% | 471 |
| Physical sciences | $395 thousand | 6.6% | +16.9% | 408 |
| Life sciences | $209 thousand | 3.5% | +46.2% | 702 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $77 thousand | 1.3% | +7600.0% | 375 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $23 thousand | 0.4% | +360.0% | 477 |
| Computer and information sciences | $10 thousand | 0.2% | +400.0% | 559 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of St. Thomas (MN)
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of St. Thomas (MN) and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 432 | City University of New York, The, Lehman College | $6.3M |
| 433 | Roseman University of Health Sciences | $6.2M |
| 434 | Bucknell University | $6.2M |
| 435 | Swarthmore College | $6.1M |
| 436 | West Virginia State University | $6.1M |
| 437 | University of St. Thomas (MN) | $6.0M |
| 438 | City University of New York, The, Baruch College | $6.0M |
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
| 440 | Alfred University | $5.9M |
| 441 | Morehouse College | $5.9M |
| 442 | Naval War College | $5.9M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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